Lucknow, April 1 -- Eid-ul-Fitr prayers were offered at Eidgah, Aishbagh, on Monday, in which lakhs of Muslims participated under the Imam Eidgah, Maulana Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahali, and offered special prayers for peace in the whole country. On this occasion, a large number of women also offered Eid prayers at the Eidgah. Special arrangements had been made for them.

Those who reached Aishbagh Eidgah on the occasion included former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak, former deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma, state minister Danish Azad Ansari, Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president Ajay Rai, MLAs Ravi Das Mehrotra, Armaan Khan, Catholic Bishop of Lucknow, Rt Rev Dr Gerald J Mathais, Chancellor of t...